Original Cloth. 4to. XXX, 350 pages. 27 cm. First edition. With approximately 50 full color and 50 black-and-white photographs, 6 maps, 11 family trees, bibliography. One folded genealogical table inserted in back pocket. Eight generations of a prominent American Jewish family unfold in this captivating biography of Adeline Moses Loeb. Combining lively stories by family members with archival and genealogical research, this book is a glowing portrait of Adeline, the daughter of a successful banker, and the family that shaped her. Part one recounts Adelines early life in Alabama and St. Louis, Missouri, and her move to New York after she married Carl M. Loeb, founder of the legendary Wall Street firm of Loeb Rhoades. In part two, Adelines grandson, John L. Loeb, Jr. , describes the familys close relationship with the Sons of the Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution, as well as many national exhibits of early Jewish life sponsored by the Loeb family and the enthusiastic public response. Finally, in part three, historian Judith Endelman chronicles the lineage of the Moses family dating back to the 1600s. - Publishers description. Subjects: Jews - United States - Biography. Loeb, Adeline Moses, 1876-1953. Loeb family. Clean and fresh in great jacket. Very good condition. (WOMEN-1-13)
